Writing Prompts: This Guy Knows How To Think Up Unique Ideas

Posted on November 17, 2015 ·

Need some writing prompts? These’ll alternately hurt your brain or your abs. I think my favorite part is how they manage to simultaneously challenge and mock the potential writer. It’s a little like being given the bird by a writing prompt…

“Thirteen Writing Prompts” by Dan Wiencek

Write a scene showing a man and a woman arguing over the man’s friendship with a former girlfriend. Do not mention the girlfriend, the man, the woman, or the argument.

Write a short scene set at a lake, with trees and shit. Throw some birds in there, too.

Choose your favorite historical figure and imagine if he/she had been led to greatness by the promptings of an invisible imp living behind his or her right ear. Write a story from the point of view of this creature. Where did it come from? What are its goals? Use research to make your story as accurate as possible.

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